Measured entry
meraki-faq-collapse-with-side-links
A static FAQ section shipped as a standalone HTML document, with a topic list beside an accordion-like question stack that folds below it on narrower screens. It depends on Tailwind utility classes loaded from the CDN. The source includes no JavaScript, state library, or component framework, so the plus and minus controls are visual only.



Measured
Every value below was written by the harness on the run that produced the frames above. None of it is derived from the prose.
| Build | OK |
|---|---|
| Mount | OK |
| Console errors | 0 |
| Uncaught page errors | 0 |
| Horizontal overflow | clean at 375, 768, 1440 |
| Axe critical | 0 |
| Axe serious | 1 |
| Axe moderate | 0 |
| Axe minor | 0 |
| Gzip marginal | 18.1 KB (83.5 KB build, 65.4 KB baseline) |
| Bare mode | OK |
| Provider required | NO |
| Demo used | none |
Verdict
Useful as a layout sketch, not as a finished FAQ component. It builds and mounts cleanly, adapts without horizontal overflow, and has no package dependencies, but the core collapse behavior is absent. Use it only if you are prepared to add interaction, disclosure semantics, real links, edited copy, and stronger text contrast.
Use it if
- You need a Tailwind starting point for a categorized FAQ page and will wire up the interactions yourself.
- You want a responsive sidebar-to-stacked layout that can be copied into an existing page.
- Your product already supports light and dark Tailwind color variants.
Skip it if
- You need a working disclosure or accordion immediately; the buttons do not open or close answers.
- You require an accessible production-ready FAQ without remediation; the muted text has a serious contrast issue and disclosure state is not exposed.
- Your project avoids Tailwind or cannot replace the CDN stylesheet with its own build.
- You expect the side topics to navigate or filter content; every source link is a placeholder.
Install
| Declared dependencies | none declared |
|---|---|
| Missing on install | none |
| Bare install | builds and mounts without the shadcn-style helpers |
| Provider | no provider required in the harness |
In a non-shadcn project, add Tailwind CSS or translate every utility class into your styling system. Move the section markup out of the full HTML document, replace the CDN script with your normal stylesheet pipeline, then add accordion state, keyboard-friendly buttons, ARIA relationships, topic destinations, and corrected contrast. No shadcn provider or component package is required.
Source and credit
This page is a review, not a copy. The component source lives with its author and this site does not republish it. Read the license before you use anything.
Author repository
github.com/merakiui/merakiuiAlternatives
Other published entries for the faq pattern, ordered by what they measured: mounts first, then clean axe scans, then bare-mode passes, then the smaller bundle.
- hyperui-faq-1editorial
- Renders
- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 17.6KB
- Bare
- pass
- Prov
- NO
- hyperui-faq-2editorial
- Renders
- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 17.6KB
- Bare
- pass
- Prov
- NO
- hyperui-faq-3editorial
- Renders
- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 17.7KB
- Bare
- pass
- Prov
- NO
- meraki-faq-collapseminimal-flat
- Renders
- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 17.9KB
- Bare
- pass
- Prov
- NO
- meraki-faq-centeredminimal-flat
- Renders
- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 18.0KB
- Bare
- pass
- Prov
- NO
- meraki-faq-gridminimal-flat
- Renders
- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 18.0KB
- Bare
- pass
- Prov
- NO